PHP-controlled CronJobs like Wordpress

[Deesen]

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-cron.php

Related to issues

• check system files regularly via cronjob System Notification Emails Receiver #944
• scheduled automatic DB-snapshots Feature Request: Automatic Scheduled Snapshots #1028
• Evocheck Cronjobs like Idea: Add CRC-Check of complete MODX-Installation extras-evolution/evocheck#2

[modx-developer]

nice idea !

[nick0]

+10. Great stuff, thanks Deesen

[Nicola1971]

@Deesen check this:
http://www.phpjobscheduler.co.uk/

[Deesen]

Thanks. And there are a lot of other scripts https://www.google.de/search?q=php+job+scheduler . Question is how to exactly implement a cronjobs-feature into Evo.

• How will the user-interface look like, which options will it have?
• Will it have a list of predefined options delivered by custom modules like "EvoBackup" or "EvoCheck"?
• Or will users have to define the URL / parameters manually, that should be called by a cronjob?
• etc.

[Nicola1971]

I'm not a cron expert, but i think we need to add two features

• Cronjob support for backup (so you can set your crons from server panel)

• A Fake Cronjob Module: for users without cronjob access (like wordpress), ie phpjobscheduler

[Nicola1971]

this a snippet based on AutoEvoBackup, we could use with cron (not tested).
https://github.com/Nicola1971/CronEvoBackup

1. install
2. create a page cron.html with this call [!CronEvoBackup? &mode=`dbonly` &zipdb=`0` &rootfiles=`0` &deletesql=`0` &customfiles=`0` !]
3. run the page

you can call the page with parameters in url:
www.domain.com/cron.html&mode=light&zipdb=1&deletesql=1&customfiles=1&customfold1=shop

[bossloper]

www.domain.com/cron.html would need to be secured in some way.

[Nicola1971]

another way is a fakecron module, that runs the snippet ($modx->runSnippet) inside the manager

[Nicola1971]

i started to trying to convert phpjobscheduler to a evo module, but a lot of things still not working :) :

[nick0]

I really like the idea of the "fake cron" module, so it can all be done within Evo, preferably in the current backup section so its all together. This would be more seamless and slicker and consistent with WordPress' ease of backup scheduling (with a WP plugin of course :) ).
I personally don't know how to do Cron jobs, and won't always have access to do them either. I am sure many other Evo users are in the same boat.
Something that works within Evo for non technical users would be amazing.
Thanks so much for your great work.

[Nicola1971]

OK, i got a very alpha, but working phpjobscheduler "fake cron" module. :-)

The package includes:

1. A basic phpjobscheduler module
2. A CronEvoBackup snippet (to create backups like EvoBackups)
3. A small plugin firepjs to render the invisible image on frontend
4. An example php file to run the CronEvoBackup snippet (thank @pmfx for the tip ) https://github.com/Nicola1971/JobScheduler/blob/master/assets/modules/jobscheduler/cron-backup-sqlonly.php

In this way we can run any snippet with Fake Crons

I think is a nice starting point.

Anyone want to try?
https://github.com/Nicola1971/JobScheduler

Just install with Package Manager and try

[Nicola1971]

updates:

[nick0]

Awesome @Nicola1971, I cant wait to test it.

Can I please ask a basic question? Up above you mentioned "Just install with Package Manager and try".
Where can I actually download the package manager?
Is this it?: http://extras.evolution-cms.com/packages/utilityi/packagemanager.html
Thanks

[bossloper]

'Is it this?' - Yes, just install from 'Extras' module.
As an aside - To me as 'Package Manager' is now [depreciated] https://github.com/Jako/PackageManager I'd like to see it merged into Extras functionality as one module for all package management needs.

[nick0]

Beauty, thanks for confirming that @bossloper, I will give the depreciated Package manager a crack. Cheers

[Nicola1971]

Agree with @bossloper - for my way to work with Evo, Package Manager is the most important extra. I always work with custom packages: templates, sets of chunks, snippets and plugins.

I've tried @Dmi3yy Install Manager, but cant get it work

[bossloper]

@Nicola1971 - getting an error as my MODX install is in a sub-directory.
https://github.com/Nicola1971/JobScheduler/blob/master/assets/modules/jobscheduler/pjsfiles/config.inc.php#L6
Think this needs to be using MODX_BASE_PATH ?

[Nicola1971]

@bossloper yes, need more integration with modx api, for base path and manager path (actually does not support alternative manager folder names too) and requires hardcoded path to work in my windows wamp localhost,
include_once ($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'evo-test/manager/includes/config.inc.php');
so, i suppose need the something similiar in subdomains enviroments

before more api integrations and any other improvements from this beta1 - i need to be sure that phpjobscheduler satisfy our needs for Evo